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  • Sony DVW-707 - page 1

    DIGITAL BETACAM CAMCORDER D VW -707/707P D VW -709WS/709WSP D VW -790WS/790WSP OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition (Revised 2) ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 2

    W ARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For the customers in the USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. Th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 3

    You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. For the custome ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 4

    For the customers in Europe This product with the CE marking complies with the EMC Directive(89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European standards: • EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference(Emission) • EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility(Immuni ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 5

    Table of Contents 1 T ab le of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features ..................................................................................... 1-1 1-1-1 Camera Features .............................................................. 1-2 1-1-2 VTR Features .................................................................. 1-4 1-2 Examp ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 6

    Table of Contents 2 3-3-1 Checking the Last Two Seconds of the Recording — Recording Review .................................................... 3-19 3-3-2 Checking the Recording on the Color Video Monitor — Playback in Color ..................................................... 3-20 Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-1 Adjustin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 7

    Table of Contents 3 4-8-4 Setting the Marker Display ........................................... 4-64 4-8-5 Recording Superimposed Shot Data in Color Bars ....... 4-66 4-8-6 Setting the Shot ID ........................................................ 4-69 4-8-7 Displaying Time Code and Other Information ............. 4-73 4-9 Adjustments and Settin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 8

    Table of Contents 4 5-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder ............................................. 5-13 5-2-4 Detaching the Eyepiece ................................................. 5-15 5-3 Mounting the Lens .................................................................. 5-17 5-4 Adjusting the Flange Focal Length ................................ ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 9

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 1 Overview 1-1 Features The DVW-707/707P series 1) Digital Camcorder combines a color video camera, which uses IT 2) type Power HAD TM 3) sensor CCDs 4) , with a Digital BETACAM series portable videocassette recorder. Its excellent image quality, sensitivity, portability, and dust- and water-proof construction make it ideal a ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 10

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-2 1 1-1-1 Camera Features The features of the DVW-707/707P/709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP series camera are described below. • Power HAD sensor CCDs ensure high sensitivity and high image quality. • The 12 bit AD converter has improved picture quality, stability, and reliability. • A setup menu enables you to control features ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 11

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-3 1 .................................................................................................................................... 1) “TruEye”: TruEye is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 2) SNG: Satellite News Gathering • The “TruEye TM ” 1) process is used to ensure naturally colored pictures even when shooting ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 12

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-4 1 • You can add extra functions to the camcorder by attaching the following extension boards (not supplied). BKDW-702: This board allows you to output an SDI signal (corresponding to EDH 1) ) from the VIDEO OUT connector. The setup menu is used to select either composite video signal output or SDI signal output. BKDW-704: W ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 13

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-5 1 • Both LTC 1) and VITC 2) recordings can be made, as can LTC playback. • The built-in time code generator is synchronized with an external generator. • A lithium battery is the back-up power supply for the time code generator enabling the time code to be held for about 5 years without charging the camcorder power supp ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 14

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-6 1 a) For more information, see “Viewfinder and related equipment” (page A8). Video monitor Field pickup unit Video monitor Color image check while shooting Color playback Video monitor BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket BVF-VC10W Color Viewfinder VA-DN1 Camcorder Interface Adaptor RM-B150/RM-P9 b) Remote Control Unit BSC ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 15

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-7 1 Lens assembly a) ( − 2.8 D to + 2.0 D) (Part No. A-8262-537-A) Lens assembly a) ( − 3.6 D to − 0.8 D) (Part No. A-8262-538-A) Lens assembly a) ( − 3.6 D to + 0.4 D) (Part No. A-8267-737-A) Lens assembly a) (3 × magnification) ( − 2.4 D to + 0.5 D) (Part No. A-8314-798-A) External microphone C-74, etc. CAC-12 Micr ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 16

    Chapter 1 Overview 1-8 1 1-3 Precautions Use and Storage Do not subject the camcorder to severe shocks The internal mechanism may be damaged or the body warped. After use Always turn off the power. Before storing the camcorder for a long period Remove the battery pack. Use and storage locations Store in a ventilated place. Avoid using or storing th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 17

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-1 P ower Suppl y Power supply functions 1 Battery attachment Attach a BP-L60A/L90A Battery Pack, a DC-L1 Battery Adaptor for loading an NP-1B Battery Pack, or a DC-L90 Battery Adaptor for loading a BP-90A Battery Pack. Furthermore, by attac ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 18

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-2 2 3 BREAKER button Excessive current in the internal circuitry, whatever the cause, will trip the internal circuit breaker, automatically cutting off the power. If the breaker trips, consult your Sony service personnel. 4 POWER switch This switch turns the main power supply on and off. 5 L ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 19

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-3 2 Lens cable clamps 2-2 Accessory Attachments Accessory attachments 1 Shoulder strap posts Attach the supplied shoulder strap to these posts. 2 Light shoe Attach a video light, etc. to this shoe. 6 4 3 5 9 8 7 1 2 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 20

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-4 2 3 LIGHT connector Connect the cable of a video light attached to the light shoe. The maximum power consumption allowable for the video light is 50 W. 4 Lens mount This is a special bayonet type lens mount. 5 Lens locking lever After inserting the lens in the lens mount, rotate the lens m ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 21

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-5 2 2-3 A udio Functions Audio functions (1) 1 Microphone This is a super-cardioid directional microphone with an external power supply system. You can use it as an interview microphone by connecting it to an extension cable (not supplied). 2 MIC IN (microphone input) connector (XLR type, 3- ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 22

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-6 2 3 MIC (microphone) AUDIO LEVEL control If one or both of the AUDIO IN switches are set to FRONT, you can adjust the recording level of the microphone. When AUDIO is set to ON in the VF DISP 2/2 page of the setup menu, the viewfinder DISPLAY switch is set to ON, MONITOR switch is set to C ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 23

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-7 2 Audio functions (2) 4 5 6 8 0 9 7 ADVANCE PRESET F-RUN SET DIAG R-RUN DATA DISPLAY NDF DF REGEN CLOCK AUDIO IN AUDIO SELECT REAR MIX CH-1 CH-2 FRONT SHIFT MANUAL AUTO LEVEL CH-1 • • • • • • • • • • • 0 10 CH-2 • • • • • • • • • • • CUE IN 0 10 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 24

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-8 2 4 AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel 1 and channel 2 recording level) controls These controls adjust the audio level of channels 1 and 2 when you set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to MANUAL. 5 AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel-1 and channel-2 select) switches These switches s ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 25

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-9 2 8 AUDIO OUT (audio output) connector (XLR type, 5-pin, male) This connector outputs the stereo sound. Using a CCXA-53 Audio Cable (not supplied), you can convert from a 5-pin connection to two 3-pin connections. 9 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 (audio channel 1 and channel 2 input) connectors (XLR t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 26

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-10 2 Audio functions (3) qa ALARM volume control This control adjusts the speaker or earphone alarm volume. At the minimum position, no sound can be heard. You can adjust the internal volume control so that the alarm is audible even at the minimum setting of the ALARM volume control. For mor ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 27

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-11 2 Minimum Maximum ALARM volume control qs MONITOR volume control This control adjusts the speaker or earphone sound volume, excluding the alarm sound. At the minimum position, no sound can be heard. MONITOR volume control MONITOR CH-1 MIX CH-2 Minimum Maximum ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 28

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-12 2 qd MONITOR (audio channels select) switch This switch selects the audio output to the speaker or earphone. The audio level indication in the viewfinder screen switches automatically according to the selection. CH-1: Audio channel 1 MIX: Mixed sound of channels 1 and 2 CH-2: Audio channe ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 29

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-13 2 qf Built-in speaker During recording, the speaker can be used for monitoring the E-E sound 1) , and during playback for monitoring one or both audio channels. The speaker also sounds alarms to reinforce visual warnings. If an earphone is plugged into the EARPHONE jack, the speaker sound ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 30

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-14 2 Eyecup 2-4 Shooting and Recor ding/ Pla ybac k Functions Shooting and recording/playback functions (1) 1 6 7 8 9 0 5 4 2 3 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 31

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-15 2 1 Viewfinder The viewfinder lets you view the camera image in black and white while shooting the picture and also see the playback picture from the VTR. It also displays various warnings and other information, a zebra pattern 1) , safety zone marker 2) , and center marker 3) . 2 BRIGHT ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 32

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-16 2 5 ZEBRA (zebra pattern) switch This switch controls the zebra pattern on the viewfinder screen. ON: The zebra pattern is displayed and stays. OFF: No zebra pattern is displayed. MOMENT: The zebra pattern is displayed and stays for a few seconds. The zebra pattern display is factory set ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 33

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-17 2 Shooting and record/playback functions (2) qj qk qh qa qd qf qg qs w; ql ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 34

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-18 2 qa FILTER selector This selector is a knob that selects the most appropriate filter to match the light source. Note that if the display mode (see 4-8-3) is set to 3 when this selector is adjusted, the new setting will be indicated on the setting change/adjustment progress message displa ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 35

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-19 2 DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP FILTER knob (outer) setting and CC filter types FILTER knob (outer) setting CC filter selection A 1) Cross filter 2) B 3200K C 4300 K D 6300K FILTER (Inner knob) setting and ND filter FILTER knob (inner) setting ND filter 1 1) Straight through 2 1 / 4 ND 3 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 36

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-20 2 qs TURBO GAIN button When shooting under extremely poor lighting conditions, press the button once to boost the video gain to the value preset with the menu (up to 48dB, factory setting: 42dB). To stop boosting the gain, press the button once more or use the GAIN switch. qd WHITE BAL (w ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 37

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-21 2 qf OUTPUT/DCC (output signal/dynamic contrast control) selector This selector switches the video signal that is output to the VTR, viewfinder, and video monitor, between the color bar signal and the camera output. It also switches DCC 1) on and off when output from the camera is selecte ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 38

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-22 2 qg GAIN selector This selector switches the gain of the video amplifier to match the lighting conditions during shooting. The gains corresponding to the L, M, and H settings are selected from the setup menu before use. The factory settings are L = 0 dB, M = 9 dB, and H = 18 dB. Note tha ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 39

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-23 2 For more information about the shutter speed and mode settings, see Section 4-2 “Setting the Electronic Shutter” (page 4-13). qk REMOTE (remote control) connector (8-pin) Connect the RM-B150 remote control unit (not supplied) to this connector. Connect the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 40

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-24 2 Shooting and playback/record functions (3) wa TEST OUT (test output) connector (BNC type) This connector outputs the video signal (standard level, 75-ohm terminated) for the video monitor. The output signal can be selected to be a composite, R, G, or B. The factory setting is composite, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 41

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-25 2 Press on the tab. Opening the cover Shooting and record/playback functions (4) ws VTR START (VTR record start) button Press this button to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. The effect is exactly the same as that of the VTR button on the lens. wf wg wh wj wd ws 2 1 wk E ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 42

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-26 2 wd VTR SAVE/STBY (VTR power saving/standby) switch This switch controls the VTR power mode during pauses in recording (REC PAUSE). SAVE: Power saving mode. When you press the VTR START button, there is a short delay before recording starts, but power consumption is less than in standby ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 43

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-27 2 2-5 Setup Menu Operating Section Setup menu operating section 1 Setup card compartment Open the cover and insert the BSC-1 Setup Card (not supplied) into the slot with the “SONY” logo facing you, then close the lid. 2 Rotary encoder When the cursor is aligned with the page title of ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 44

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-28 2 ON: Displays the setup menu on the viewfinder screen or the test signal screen, at the page which was on the screen when the previous menu access ended.(When the menu is first used, the first page is displayed.) To enable the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch, select this position. OFF: Remo ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 45

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-29 2 2-6 Time Code System Time code functions (1) 1 GENLOCK IN (genlock input) connector (BNC type) • This connector inputs a reference signal when the camera is to be genlocked, or when the time code is to be synchronized with external equipment. • This connector also inputs a return vi ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 46

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-30 2 3 TC OUT (time code output) connector (BNC type) To synchronize the time code of an external VTR with that of the camcorder, connect this connector to the time code input lock connector of the external VTR. 4 TEST OUT (output) connector (BNC type) To synchronize the time code of an exte ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 47

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-31 2 Illustration: DVW-707/709WS/790WS (for the NTSC broadcast system) Time code functions (2) 7 5 6 8 9 0 qa qs qd OFF ON DISPLAY LIGHT RESET HOLD WARNING CTL TC DATA ADVANCE PRESET F-RUN SET DIAG R-RUN DATA DISPLAY NDF DF REGEN CLOCK AUDIO IN AUDIO SELECT REAR MIX CH-1 CH-2 FRONT SHIFT MAN ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 48

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-32 2 5 HOLD (display hold) button Pressing this button instantly freezes the time data displayed in the counter display section. (The time code generator continues normal operation.) Pressing this button again releases the hold. One use of this feature is to determine the exact time of a par ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 49

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-33 2 q; PRESET/REGEN (regeneration)/CLOCK switch This switch determines the source of time code values. PRESET: Starts recording time code values on the tape from the currently set value. This enables the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch. REGEN: Reads the existing time code on the tape, and sets the t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 50

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-34 2 qd DATA DISPLAY switch U-BIT: Display the user bit value. SHOT-TIME: Display the date and time from the shot data. SHOT-NO.: Display the shot number from the shot data. Using the VTR menu, it is possible to set the unit to display the real time in the LTC user bits, or to record shot da ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 51

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-35 2 2-7 W arnings and Indications The camcorder gives visual information and warnings without your having to look in the viewfinder. Warning and indication functions 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 PRESET F-RUN SET DIAG R-RUN DATA DISPLAY NDF DF REGEN CLOCK U-BIT SHOT TIME NO. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 52

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-36 2 1 Tally indicator Setting the TALLY switch to HIGH or LOW activates this indicator. The indicator lights during recording on the VTR. It also provides the same information as the REC indicator in the viewfinder: it comes on during recording and flashes to indicate a problem. 2 DISPLAY s ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 53

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-37 2 5 Back tally indicator This indicator functions exactly the same way as the front tally indicator when the back tally switch is set to ON. 6 Back tally switch This switch turns the back tally and the rear tally indicators on and off. ON: Turns on the back tally and the rear tally indica ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 54

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-38 2 Audio channel 1 level meter Tape status indicator Nearly dead: “BATT” flashes. Dead (battery must be charged): “BATT” and “E” flash. Full (at beginning) Close to end: “TAPE” flashes. End (tape must be replaced): “TAPE” and “E” flash. Battery status indicator 2-8 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 55

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-39 2 Warning indicators RF: Lights if the recording heads are clogged. SERVO: Lights if the servo motor fails. HUMID: Lights if condensation is on the drum. SLACK: Lights if the tape is not winding properly. For more information, see Section 6-3 “Operation Warnings” (page 6-12). Lights i ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 56

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-40 2 Lights when the time code generator is on hold. Lights when VITC is selected for the time code. Lights when the camcorder is synchronized with an external time code. Lights when the time code, CTL, or real time is displayed. Lights when the HOLD button is pressed. Time counter display: ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 57

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-41 2 Relationships between the DISPLAY switch and DATA DISPLAY switch settings and the time counter displays Except during setting of the time code, the time counter display is determined by the positions of the DISPLAY switch and DATA DISPLAY switch. For details of setting the time code men ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 58

    Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls 2-42 2 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 59

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-1 3 Recording and Playback 3-1 About Cassettes This section describes the procedure for loading and unloading a cassette. See “Specifications” (page A-1) for information about the cassettes you can use in the camcorder. 3-1-1 Loading and Unloading a Cassette Loading a cassette 1 Turn on the POWER switch. (Cont ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 60

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-2 3 2 Press the EJECT button. The cassette lid will open. 3 Check that there is no slack in the tape, then slide in the cassette until it clicks into position, and close the cassette lid completely by pressing near the engraved “PUSH”. Cassette lid Window outward Insert the cassette. Push and close the cassett ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 61

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-3 3 Checking the tape for slack Pressing in the reels lightly, turn them gently with your fingers in the directions shown below. If the reels will not move, there is no slack. Checking the tape for slack Unloading a cassette With the power supply on, press the EJECT button to open the cassette lid, then take out t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 62

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-4 3 Push the plug in. To reuse the cassette, return the plug to its original position. Unloading a cassette manually If the battery voltage drops below about 9V, take out the cassette manually as illustrated below. Unloading a cassette manually You cannot lock the cassette lid after taking out the cassette, but tu ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 63

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-5 3 (Continued) 3-2 Recording 3-2-1 Basic Procedure This section describes the basic procedure for shooting and recording. Before a shooting session, make the checks listed in Section 6-1 “Testing the Camcorder Before Shooting” (page 6-1) to ensure that the camcorder is functioning properly. Turning on the cam ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 64

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-6 3 OUTPUT/ DCC: CAM, DCC ON Zoom: Automatic Iris: Automatic DISPLAY: ON AUDIO SELECT CH- 1/CH-2: AUTO F-RUN/SET/R-RUN: F-RUN or R-RUN (set as needed) 3 Check that there are no obstructions near the cassette lid, then press the EJECT button to open the cassette lid. 4 After checking the points below load the casse ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 65

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-7 3 (Continued) Shooting Follow the procedure below. Basic procedure for shooting: from adjusting the black balance and white balance to stopping recording 1 Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK to adjust the black balance. 2 Select the CC/ND filter (single filter for DVW-707/707P) to match the lighting conditions, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 66

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-8 3 DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP For automatic adjustment of the white balance, set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST, then the FILTER selector to B for 3200 K, to C for 4300 K, or to D for 6300 K. DVW-707/707P Set the WHITE BAL switch to the PRST position. The white balance is automatically set to 3200 K when the FIL ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 67

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-9 3 3-2-2 Continuous Recording If the camcorder is in the recording pause mode, simply pressing the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on the lens continues recording at exactly the next frame. In other cases, you first need to position the tape at an appropriate point to prevent the recording con ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 68

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-10 3 If you turn off the power during a recording pause Follow the procedure below to continue recording. Continuous recording after turning off the power during a recording pause 1 Turn on the power again. 2 Press the RET button on the lens. (If a video signal is input to the GENLOCK IN connector, make sure that ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 69

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-11 3 Continuous recording in other cases After rewinding or fast forward, after removing the cassette, or on a tape that has been partially recorded, you can obtain a continuous recording by following the procedure below. Continuous recording after rewinding or fast forward, after removing the cassette, or on a ta ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 70

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-12 3 3-2-3 Starting a Shoot with a Few Seconds of Pre-Stored Picture Data (Loop Rec Function) (When Using a BKDW-703 Extension Board) By installing the optional BKDW-703 extension board in the camcorder, the camcorder is able to constantly store a few seconds (up to 8 seconds) worth of the most current picture and ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 71

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-13 3 Notes • If you change the Loop Rec mode settings, the picture data stored in memory previous to the change are rendered unrecordable. Thus, when you press the VTR START button or VTR button on the lens, the previously stored picture data will not be recorded. • Picture data is stored to the BKDW-703’s m ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 72

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-14 3 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly towards PAGE (or use the rotary encoder) until the OPERATION 2 page shown as below appears. OPERATION 2 page Note If the BKDW-703 is not installed, the items for LOOP RECORDING are not displayed on the OPERATION 2 page. 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repe ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 73

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-15 3 5 If you turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera, the Loop Rec time will be longer. Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise (Loop Rec time value will be incresing) or clockwise (Loop Rec time value will be decreasing towards OFF at the end) until you reach the Loop Rec t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 74

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-16 3 You can turn Loop Rec mode on and off by pressing the ASSIGNABLE button on the side of the camcorder. For more information on ASSIGNABLE button, see section 4-9-2 “Selecting the Functions” (page 4-79). Note You can change the Loop Rec mode menu settings while recording; any changes that you make, however, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 75

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-17 3 • The time code stops advancing while time data is being set (when the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to SET). For this reason, if you start recording immediately after switching to F-RUN or R-RUN (i.e., to a position other than SET), you may overwrite a portion of the previously recorded time code. • Reco ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 76

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-18 3 3-2-4 Reversing the picture orientation (vertically and horizontally) (Using the BKDW-704 Extension Board) (DVW- 709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP only) If you have installed the optional BKDW-704 extension board into the camcorder and are using a cinema lens, you can reverse the orientation of the image (vertically ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 77

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-19 3 3-3 Checking the Recor ding — Pla ybac k By pressing the PLAY button, you can review any length of the recording in the viewfinder in black and white. There are two other ways to review the recording. Recording review: You can see the last 2 seconds of the recording in the viewfinder in black and white. Col ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 78

    Chapter 3 Recording and Playback 3-20 3 3-3-2 Checking the Recording on the Color Video Monitor — Playback in Color Connect a color video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector of the camcorder, and press the PLAY button. Color playback VIDEO OUT Color video monitor Video input connector ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 79

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-1 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-1 Adjusting the Blac k Balance and the White Balance Conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted. The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases. • When the camcorder is first used • When the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 80

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-2 4 4-1-1 Adjusting the Black Balance In automatic black balance mode, the black balance is adjusted after the black set is adjusted. Manual black balance adjustment can be selected from the setup menu. Refer to “maintenance manual ” for information about manual black balance adjustment. Follow ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 81

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-3 4 2 Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK, and release the switch. The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is completed. During adjustment, the following messages are displayed on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3). Message during adjustment The black balance adjus ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 82

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-4 4 Notes • During the black balance adjustment, the iris is automatically closed. • During the black balance adjustment, the gain selection circuit is automatically activated so you may see flickering on the viewfinder screen, but this is not a fault. If automatic black balance adjustment cann ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 83

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-5 4 Black balance memory Values stored in memory are held until the black balance is next adjusted. If a memory error occurs If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the black balance memory content has been lost. Adjust the bla ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 84

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-6 4 If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE BAL switch is changed, a message reporting the set position appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen (in display mode 3 (see 4-8- 3)). 2 Adjust the FILTER selector to suit ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 85

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-7 4 DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP FILTER knob (outer) setting and CC filter FILTER knob (outer) setting CC filter A Cross filter B 3200 K C 4300 K D 6300 K FILTER knob (inner) setting and ND filter FILTER knob (inner) setting ND filter 1 Straight through 2 1 / 4 ND 3 1 / 16 ND 4 1 / 64 ND For examp ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 86

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-8 4 The absolute minimum white area is as follows: 4 Adjust the lens iris. If the lens is manually adjusted, adjust it as appropriate. If the lens has an automatic iris, set the automatic/manual switch on the lens to automatic. 5 Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT, and release the switch. Rectangl ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 87

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-9 4 The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is completed. During adjustment, the message “WHITE : OP” is displayed on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3). The white balance adjustment ends in a second with the message “WHITE : OK”, and the adjustment setting ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 88

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-10 4 If automatic white balance adjustment cannot be made If the white balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3). Possible messages are listed below. White balance adjustment error messages Err ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 89

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-11 4 If you have no time to adjust the white balance DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP For automatic adjustment of the white balance, set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST, then the FILTER selector to B for 3200 K, to C for 4300 K, or to D for 6300 K. DVW-707/707P Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. The white ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 90

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-12 4 If a memory error occurs If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the white balance memory content has been lost. Adjust the black balance and the white balance again. Contact your Sony representative if this message contin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 91

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-13 4 (Continued) 4-2 Setting the Electr onic Shutter This section describes the shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter of the camcorder, and describes the procedure for selecting the shutter speed and mode. 4-2-1 Shutter Modes The shutter modes that can be used with the electron ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 92

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-14 4 Mode Shutter speed Application ECS (Extended Clear Scan) (For DVW- 790WS/ 790WSP only) DVW-790WS: 248 speeds in the range of 30.4 Hz to 58.3 Hz Notes • Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter, the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing shutter speed. • When the auto ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 93

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-15 4 (Continued) • When a bright object is shot in EVS mode or ECS mode (DVW- 790WS/790WSP only) in such a manner that it fills the screen, the upper edge of the picture may have poor quality because of an inherent characteristic of CCD. Before using EVS mode, check the shooting conditions. • W ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 94

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-16 4 SHUTTER selector 2 Open the SHUTTER selector cover, then push the SHUTTER selector from ON to SEL. The current shutter setting appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen. E.g.: SS : 1/250 or : CLS : 60.6 Hz 3 Before t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 95

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-17 4 a) Either CLS mode or ECS mode (DVW-790WS/790WSP only) is selected depending on the shutter speed set in the setup menu CLEAR SCAN page. Standard mode 1/100 (or 1/60) t 1/125 t 1/250 t 1/500 t 1/1000 t 1/2000 Selectable settings of shutter mode and speed (factory setting) Once a shutter speed ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 96

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-18 4 The value indicated differs between camcorder models. 1 Set the shutter speed mode to CLS. CLEAR SCAN page (factory settings) 2 Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera to increase the value, or clockwise to decrease the value, until the desired frequency a ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 97

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-19 4 When the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is connected You can set the shutter speed of CLS using the UP/DOWN switch of the RM-P9. Changing the range of choice of shutter mode and speed settings You can reduce the time required to select the shutter mode and speed by narrowing the choice of settings ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 98

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-20 4 CLS mode EVS mode Shutter speeds selectable in standard mode 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until the SHUTTER page shown as below appears (or use the rotary encoder). SHUTTER page (factory settings) 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM until the cur ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 99

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-21 4 (Continued) 4-3 Changing the Reference V alue for A utomatic Iris Adjustment The reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be changed to enable the shooting of clear pictures of back-lit subjects, or to obtain special effects. The reference value for the lens iris can be set within the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 100

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-22 4 Closing the lens iris Iris closed by 0.25 stop (one bar) Iris closed by 0.5 stop (two bars) Iris opened by 0.25 stop (one bar) Iris opened by 0.5 stop (two bars) Opening the lens iris • To close the iris by 0.25 stop: turn the rotary encoder clockwise as seen from the front of the camera. On ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 101

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-23 4 When the RM-B150 Remote Control Unit is connected The IRIS control knob of the RM-B150 can be used for lens iris setting. The bar display ( π ) will not appear, however. When the RM-P9 Remote Control Unit is connected The IRIS control knob of the RM-P9 can be used for lens iris setting. The b ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 102

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-24 4 4-4 Adjusting the A udio Level If you set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to AUTO, the input levels for the corresponding channels are adjusted automatically. Follow the procedure below to manually adjust the level for both audio channels. Audio level manual adjustment 1 Set the AUDIO SELE ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 103

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-25 4 (Continued) Adjusting the audio level of the microphone You can adjust the audio level input from the microphone for channels 1 and 2 by using the MIC AUDIO LEVEL control on the front of the camcorder. Microphone audio level adjustment 1 Set either or both AUDIO IN switches to FRONT as follows ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 104

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-26 4 Off These bars go on. These bars go on. Excessive input level Normal input level Corresponding peak value 4 Use the MONITOR switch to select the channel whose audio level is indicated in the viewfinder. CH1: Audio level of CH-1 CH2: Audio level of CH-2 MIX: Mixed audio level of CH-1 and CH-2 5 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 105

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-27 4 (Continued) Illustration: DVW-707/709WS/790WS (for the NTSC broadcast system) 4-5 Setting the Time Data 4-5-1 Setting the User Bits By setting the user bits (up to hexadecimal 8 digits), you can record user information such as the date, time, or scene number on the time code track. Follow the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 106

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-28 4 2 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET. 3 Set the DATA DISPLAY switch to U-BIT. 4 Set the user bits, using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons. SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press it, the flashing column moves one to the right. Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 107

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-29 4 Illustration: DVW-707/709WS/790WS (for the NTSC broadcast system) (Continued) 4-5-2 Setting the Time Code The time code setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29 (hour : minute : second : frame) for the DVW-707/709WS/790WS, or to 23 : 59 : 59 : 24 for the DVW-707P/709WSP/790 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 108

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-30 4 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET. 4 If you are using the DVW-707/709WS/790WS, set the DF/NDF switch. (NTSC only) DF: Drop frame mode NDF: Non-drop frame mode 5 Using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons, set the time code. SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press it, the flashing col ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 109

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-31 4 Making the time code continuous When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN, recording a number of scenes on the tape normally produces continuous time codes. If, however, you take the cassette out at some point, the time code will no longer be continuous. To make the time code continuous, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 110

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-32 4 Example 1: Synchronizing with an external time code GENLOCK IN 1) TC IN Reference video signal External time code 4-5-4 Synchronizing the Time Code You can synchronize the internal time code generator of this camcorder with an external generator for the regeneration of an external time code. Y ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 111

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-33 4 Example 2: Interconnecting a number of camcorders for time code synchronization Camcorder to be synchronized Camcorder to be synchronized Reference camcorder VIDEO OUT or TEST OUT 2) TC OUT TC IN GENLOCK IN 1) TC OUT VIDEO OUT or TEST OUT 2) GENLOCK IN 1) TC IN TC OUT VIDEO OUT or TEST OUT 2) ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 112

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-34 4 Procedure for time code synchronization Follow the procedure below to synchronize the time code. Synchronizing the time code 1 Turn on the POWER switch. 2 Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET. 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN. 4 Set the DISPLAY switch of the camcorder to TC. 1 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 113

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-35 4 5 Supply the time code to the TC IN connector and reference video signals that comply with the SMPTE (DVW-707/709WS/790WS) or EBU (DVW-707P/709WSP/790WSP) time code standard and are in the proper phase relationship to the GENLOCK IN connector (set GENLOCK to ON with the FUNCTION 2/2 page). Thi ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 114

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-36 4 Changing the power supply from the battery pack to an external power supply during time code synchronization To maintain a continuous power supply, connect the external power supply to the DC IN connector before removing the battery pack. You may lose time code synchronization if you remove th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 115

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-37 4 4-5-5 Setting Cassette Numbers and Shot Numbers Follow the procedure below to set a cassette number or shot number. Setting a cassette number or shot number 1 Set the DISPLAY switch to DATA. 2 Set the DATA DISPLAY switch to SHOT-NO. A cassette number (left-hand 3 digits) and a shot number (rig ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 116

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-38 4 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET. The rightmost digit of the shot number starts flashing. 4 Using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons, set the cassette number or shot number (up to 999). SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press this button, the flashing digit moves one to the left. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 117

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-39 4 4-6 Setup Menu Displa y on the Vie wfinder Screen If the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch is set to ON, the setup menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen. Use this setup menu to select settings and also to select which items are displayed on the viewfinder screen as well as how they are displayed. 4 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 118

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-40 4 Page number Page name Function Reference 5 a) VF DISP 2/2 Viewfinder screen display selections (filter, white balance memory, and gain) Section 4-8-2 “Selecting the Display Items” 6 a) MASTER GAIN Sets the GAIN selector value. Section 4-9-1 “Setting the GAIN Selector Values” 7 a) SHOT ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 119

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-41 4 Page number Page name Function Reference 15 VF SETTING Selects viewfinder function. Maintenance Manual 16 - 29 LEVEL 1 to 12 Adjust levels. W-SHADING G/R/B 30 to 32 Adjusts the white shading. 33 DCC ADJ. Adjusts the DCC. 34 OFFSET WHITE Sets the offset for the AWB value. 35 PRESET WHITE Sets t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 120

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-42 4 When changing the setup menu You can configure the setup menu to display only the pages you need. To select pages, use the MENU SELECT page of the engineer-oriented menu. When using the engineer-oriented menu, switch the camcorder to engineer mode. Power off the camcorder, then hold down the r ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 121

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-43 4 MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch Rotary encoder 4-6-2 Basic Use of the Setup Menu Use the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch, the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ ITEM switch, and the rotary encoder to manipulate the setup menu. Controls for use of the setup menu Follow the procedure below to use th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 122

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-44 4 Initial page Next page Final page Displaying the setup menu Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON to display the setup menu. The status display along the top and bottom disappears from the viewfinder screen, and the page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears. When t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 123

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-45 4 Cursor Movement sequence Selecting an item Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to ITEM. Every time you push this switch to ITEM, the cursor (arrow), which indicates the selected item, moves to the next item. Cursor movement sequence You can also use the rotary encoder as follows to switch it ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 124

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-46 4 Changing the setting of ON/OFF selection of a selected item Check that the cursor is by the desired item, then press the rotary encoder. A question mark appears at the left of the setting value. Next carry out one of the following operations. To increase a setting value Turn the rotary encoder ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 125

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-47 4 The action of the CANCEL/PRST function differs for some setting items. Some items are only affected by PRST; check the setting procedure for each item for more information. To confirm a setting Press the rotary encoder once more. The question mark at the left of the setting value disappears, a ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 126

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-48 4 Viewfinder screen REC indicator Spare indicator VTR SAVE indicator TALLY indicator indicator 4-7 Indicators in the Vie wfinder The indicators of the status of the camcorder and the results of adjustments are arranged along the top and bottom edges of the viewfinder screen. 4-7-1 Layout of Indi ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 127

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-49 4 2 REC (recording) indicator This indicator lights in red during recording. It also warns by flashing. This lamp also lights when RED TALLY control signal is sent from the camera control unit. For more information, see Section 6-3 “Operating Warnings” (page 6-12). 3 BATT (battery) indicator ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 128

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-50 4 For more information about the use of this spare indicator, refer to “maintenance manual.” 6 VTR SA VE indicator This indicator lights when the VTR SA VE/STBY switch is set to SA VE. This indicator goes off during recording. 4-7-2 Setting the Indicator Select the items to be indicated by t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 129

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-51 4 Select whether the indicator is to light for each of the following item conditions. When the WHITE BAL switch is at PRST When the SHUTTER selector is at ON When the FILTER selector is set to anything but 1 When the lens extender is in use When the ATW function is working The display for settin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 130

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-52 4 4 Turn the rotary encoder to select whether the indicator should light with respect to the selected item (the “ON” setting), or not light (the “OFF” setting). For the “ON” setting: Press the rotary encoder, and when a question mark appears to the left of the “ON/OFF” indication ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 131

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-53 4 4-8 Status Displa y on the Vie wfinder Screen The viewfinder screen displays not only the video picture but also characters and messages indicating the camcorder settings and operating status, a center marker, a safety zone marker, etc. When the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch is set to OFF, and the v ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 132

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-54 4 3 , 4 , 7 , qk , ql and w; appear only when color bars are displayed. Setting change and adjustment progress message display area (For more information, see Section 4-8-3 “Display Mode and Setting Change and Adjustment Progress Messages (page 4-61).) 4-8-1 Layout of the Status Display on the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 133

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-55 4 4 Shot number indicator This shows the shot number. 5 Battery state indicator When an Anton Bauer Intelligent Battery System is used, this shows the remaining battery capacity numerically. 6 Self-diagnosis indicator When a fault has been detected in the camcorder, the indication “xxx?” app ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 134

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-56 4 Example of remaining tape indicator Display Tape time remaining 15-10 15 to 10 minutes 10-5 10 to 5 minutes 5-0 5 to 2 minutes 5-0 (flashing) Less than 2 minutes q; Audio level indicator This indicator indicates the level of the audio channel selected by the monitor switch. This indicator roug ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 135

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-57 4 1/100 (DVW-707/709WS/790WS) or 1/60 (DVW-707P/709WSP/ 790WSP), 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000: Shutter speed (in seconds) in standard mode. CLS: CLS mode ECS: ECS mode (DVW-790WS/790WSP only) EVS: EVS mode qd Gain indicator This indicator indicates the gain (in dB) of the video amplifier, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 136

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-58 4 qk ID number indicator This indicates the ID number selected from ID1 to ID4. This indicator is recorded together with the color bars. ql Date and time indicator This shows the date and time of recording. This indicator is recorded together with the color bars w; Model name and serial number i ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 137

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-59 4 (Continued) Zoom position indicator Extender indicator Display mode Selecting the display items 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered one o ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 138

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-60 4 VF DISP 2/2 page (factory settings) 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM until the cursor reaches the desired item (or use the rotary encoder). 4 Turn the rotary encoder to select whether the selected item should appear in the viewfinder display (the “ON” setting), or ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 139

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-61 4 4-8-3 Display Mode and Setting Change and Adjustment Progress Messages You can limit or suppress the messages that give details of setting changes and adjustment progress and results by setting a display mode. The conditions under which messages are displayed and their correspondence with the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 140

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-62 4 Setting change and adjustment progress messages and display modes Y: Message is displayed. N: Message is not displayed. Message display condition Message Display mode setting 123 When the shutter speed and mode setting has been changed a) : SS : 1/100 (DVW-707/ 709WS/790WS) or 1/60 (DVW-707P/7 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 141

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-63 4 Changing the display mode The currently set display mode appears on the VF DISP page of the setup menu. Follow the procedure below to change it. Changing the display mode 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in Section 4-8-2 “Selecting the Display Items” (page 4-58), until the VF DISP 1/2 page of the set ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 142

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-64 4 4-8-4 Setting the Marker Display Use the MARKER 1/3 page of the setup menu to switch the display of the center and safety zone markers on or off and to select whether the area indicated by the safety zone marker is 80%, 90% or 100% of the screen area. Setting the marker display Follow the proc ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 143

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-65 4 Setting of display position of center marker (vertical) Setting of display position of center marker (horizontal) ON/OFF of center marker indicator Safety zone area setting ON/OFF of safety zone marker indicator MARKER 1/3 page (factory settings) 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeate ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 144

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-66 4 If any of the above selections is set to ON, the corresponding marker is displayed. Note that the CANCEL and PRESET functions can also be used for the CENTER H and CENTER V selections. If the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch is pressed twice to CANCEL/PRST, all the previous settings are canceled. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 145

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-67 4 Use the following procedure. Selecting the shot data for superimposed recording 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The last page accessed appears in the viewfinder display (initially the SHOT DATA page appears). 2 Press the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly toward the PAGE position (or ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 146

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-68 4 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward the ITEM position until the cursor is positioned to the left of the item you wish to set (or use the rotary encoder). The items and their meanings are as follows: DATE: date TIME: time MODEL NAME: model name SERIAL NO.: serial number CA ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 147

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-69 4 5 Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch toward the ITEM position (or use the rotary encoder), to advance the cursor to the next position, then return to step 4 to make the next on/off setting. 6 To exit from the menu, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to the OFF position. The setup menu disa ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 148

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-70 4 Setting the shot ID Follow the procedure below to set the shot ID. Setting the shot ID 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered page of the cu ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 149

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-71 4 3 Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward the ITEM position, until the ID (one of ID-1 to ID-4) you wish to set has the cursor to the left of it (or use the rotary encoder). When you press the rotary encoder once more, a question mark appears by the selected ID, and a characte ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 150

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-72 4 7 To end the menu operation, return the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF. The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along the top and bottom of the viewfinder. Deleting a character Follow the procedure below. Delet ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 151

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-73 4 2 Press the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to CANCEL/PRST. The character below the character position cursor disappears, and is replaced by a space ( s ). 3 (1) To delete another character, press the rotary encoder repeatedly until the cursor is at the position of the character to be deleted. (2 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 152

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-74 4 2 Press the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch toward the PAGE position (or use the rotary encoder) until the OPERATION 2 page appears, as shown below. 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch toward the ITEM position. Next press the rotary encoder, to display a question mark to the left of “TIME CODE D ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 153

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-75 4 The set up menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along the top and bottom of the viewfinder screen. Selecting information to display Use the DISPLAY and DATA DISPLAY switches to select the information to display from t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 154

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-76 4 4-9 Adjustments and Settings Fr om the Setup Menu The camcorder provides a menu for adjustments and settings. The basic method of using this setup menu was described in Section 4-6-2 “Basic Use of the Setup Menu” (page 4-43). This section elaborates how to use the setup menu to carry out e ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 155

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-77 4 4-9-1 Setting the GAIN Selector Values Before using the camcorder, use the MASTER GAIN page of the setup menu to set the gains corresponding to the L, M, and H positions of the GAIN selector and the TURBO GAIN switch, which switches the gain of the video amplifier. Setting the GAIN selector va ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 156

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-78 4 MASTER GAIN page (factory settings) 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM until the cursor reaches the desired position (LOW, MID, HIGH or TURBO) (or use the rotary encoder). 4 Press the rotary encoder, to display a question mark to the left of the display. 5 Turn the rota ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 157

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-79 4 If the settings of the GAIN selector values have been changed, the black set must also be adjusted. For more information, refer to “maintenance manual.” 6 Press the rotary encoder, so that the question mark disappears. 7 To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF. Th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 158

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-80 4 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.) 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE u ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 159

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-81 4 GENLOCK: To use the signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector as a camera genlock signal or for an external time code lock (the “ON” setting), turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera, and in order not to use it (the “OFF” setting), turn the rotary e ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 160

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-82 4 DCC FUNCTION SEL: Specifies either the activation of the DCC or a knee fixed at D Range 600% when the DCC is selected. Select FIX if you don’t want too sharp a change in image contrast. VTR MODE: Enables the REC switch on the camcorder and the REC switch on an external VTR to function indepe ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 161

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-83 4 F.SHT: (Only when the BKDW-705 is installed) Assigns the ON or OFF function for the frame shutter. Notes • When a remote control unit is connected to the camcorder, the settings of the FILTER INH. and the IRIS OVERRIDE cannot be changed from the remote control unit. These items appear on the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 162

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-84 4 Selecting the test output 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.) 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE s ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 163

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-85 4 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly to ITEM until the cursor reaches the desired output (or use the rotary encoder). Note that the test output signal reverts to ENC (encoded) every time the camcorder is switched on. 4 Press the rotary encoder to display a question mark to the le ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 164

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-86 4 Selecting the aspect ratio 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears.) 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 165

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-87 4 WIDE SCREEN page (factory settings) 3 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward ITEM until the cursor reaches the item whose setting you want to change (or use the rotary encoder). 4 Use the rotary encoder to change the setting of the selected item. 16:9/4:3 MODE: Turn the rotary ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 166

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-88 4 VF ASPECT: Turn the rotary encoder clockwise to change the aspect ratio of the viewfinder screen to that selected by 16:9/4:3 MODE (AUTO), or counterclockwise to fix the aspect ratio of the viewfinder screen at 4:3 (4:3) regardless of the 16:9/4:3 MODE setting. To fix the aspect ratio at 16:9 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 167

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-89 4 “16:9” indicator on the color bar display “16:9” VF ID: Turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise to keep a 16:9 mode indicator displayed on the the viewfinder screen when the 16:9 mode is selected (ON), or clockwise not to display the 16:9 mode indicator on the viewfinder screen (OFF). ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 168

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-90 4 Notes • The BOX CURSOR setting on the MARKER 2/3 page is cancelled in the following cases. — The BOX/4:3/14:9 LMT setting is 4:3 or 14:9. — The 16:9/4:3 MODE setting is 4:3 with the VF ASPECT set to 16:9. • The LEVEL 1 page can be individually set for both 16:9 and 4:3 mode. To change ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 169

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-91 4 4-9-5 Setting the color temperature manually You can adjust the value of the white balance manually by setting the color temperature. This setting is done in engineer mode. To change the camcorder to engineer mode, turn the power off, then turn it on again while pressing down the rotary encode ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 170

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-92 4 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly toward PAGE (or press the rotary encoder) until the PRESET WHT page (shown below) appears. 3 Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. Note If the WHTE BAL switch is not set to PRST when you operate the camcorder, the adjustment value will not be reflected ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 171

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-93 4 4-9-6 Specifying an offset for the auto white balance setting By setting an offset for the value of auto white balance, you can make the picture warmer or colder. This setting is done in engineer mode. To change the camcorder to engineer mode, turn the power off, then turn it on again while pr ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 172

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-94 4 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly toward PAGE (or press the rotary encoder) until the OFFSET WHT page (shown below) appears. 3 Set the WHITE BAL switch to channel A or B. Note If the WHITE BAL switch is not set to A or B when you operate the camcorder, the adjustment value will not ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 173

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-95 4 OFFSET WHITE <B>: Turns the setting of the offset for channel B ON or OFF. WARM-COOL<B>: While looking at the image, adjust channel B by turning the rotary encoder towards + (to produce a warm image) or towards – (for a cool image). FINE<B>: Adjusts the value more precisely ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 174

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-96 4 1 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly toward PAGE (or turn the rotary encoder) until the page that contains the item you want to store appears . 2 Push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch repeatedly toward ITEM (or turn the rotary encoder) until the cursor is beside the item. ?C01*MARKER ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 175

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-97 4 3 Use the rotary encoder to specify the page number (1 to 5) to be stored to. To cancel the storage procedure, specify OFF. 4 Turn the power off, then on again. After storage has been completed CAMERAMAN menu (1 to 5) page appears, followed by MARKER 1/3 page. ? U1*CAMERAMAN 1 ? U1*CAMERAMA ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 176

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-98 4 Notes • The CAMERAMAN menu pages will not appear if no items have been stored. • If the settings in CAMERAMAN menu 1 to 5 (of MENU SELECT 5 in engineer mode) are OFF, the CAMERAMAN menu pages will not appear even if items are stored. For more details, refer to “maintenance manual.” ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 177

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-99 4 4-10 VTR Menu Displa y in the Displa y P anel When the camcorder is stopped, hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at least one second to display the VTR menu in the display panel. Using the VTR menu, you can carry out with ease some of the system settings, including adju ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 178

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-100 4 4 LTC UBIT Select the contents of the LTC user bits. LTC UBIT MARKER Select which LTC user bit markers to record. Menu number Item Function REC START MARKER Select whether to record recording start markers. SHOT MARKER 1 Select whether to record shot markers 1. SHOT MARKER 2 Select whether to ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 179

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-101 4 Buttons used in the VTR menu Operations in the VTR menu relating to the internal clock Menu numbers 1, 2 and 6 are for settings relating to the internal clock. The following summarizes the procedure in these menus. 1 Access the VTR menu. 2 For menu numbers 2 and 6, press the ADVANCE button to ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 180

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-102 4 4 Change the internal clock setting as required. 5 Press the SHIFT button. 6 Exit the VTR menu. For details of operation for menu numbers 1, 2, and 6, see the respective sections, “Changing the time setting of the internal clock” (page 4-106), “Changing the date setting of the internal ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 181

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-103 4 Menu item settings and indications in the display panel TIME SET Setting Indication Internal clock time 1:xx xx xx DATE SET Setting Indication Internal clock date 2:xx xx xx REC START/STOP TONE Setting Indication No tone on starting and stopping recording 3:0xx Sound tone on starting and stop ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 182

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-104 4 SHOT NO. REGENE Setting Indication The shot number is recorded continuously. 3:xxx0 The shot number is not recorded continuously. 3:xxx1 UBIT GROUP ID SET Setting Indication The UBIT group ID is not set. 3:xxxx0 The UBIT group ID is set. 3:xxxx1 LTC UBIT Setting Indication Set LTC user bits t ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 183

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-105 4 REC START MARKER 1) Setting Indication Recording start marker recorded in user bits 4:x00xx Recording start marker not recorded in user bits 4:x01xx 1) This switch is effective when the LTC UBIT MARKER setting is 0 (“SW”). SHOT MARKER 1 2) Setting Indication Shot marker 1 recorded in user ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 184

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-106 4 WATCH IC REVISE Setting Indication Adjustment for internal clock (frames/hour) 6:xxx 4-10-3 Example Operations in the VTR Menu This section describes typical examples of setting operations carried out using the VTR menu. Changing the time setting of the internal clock 1 Hold down the ADVANCE ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 185

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-107 4 To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button. To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the ADVANCE button. 6 Press the RESET button to set the seconds value to 00. If before you press the RESET button the seconds value is less than 30, the minutes value does not change. I ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 186

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-108 4 To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button. To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD button and press the ADVANCE button. 5 Press the SHIFT button. The month indication flashes. 6 Set the month. To increase the value, press the ADVANCE button. To decrease the value, hold down the HOLD b ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 187

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-109 4 Sounding a tone on starting and stopping recording 1 Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at least one second. This displays the VTR menu. 2 Press the ADVANCE button twice. 3 Press the SHIFT button. The current setting of REC START/STOP TONE flashes. 4 Press the ADVANCE ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 188

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-110 4 3 Press the SHIFT button twice. The current setting of LTC UBIT MARKER flashes. 4 Press the ADVANCE button until the displayed setting value is 1. 5 Press the SHIFT button three times. This saves the new setting value. 6 Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to exit the VTR ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 189

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-111 4 6 Hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button to exit the VTR menu. If the new setting is not saved correctly When you press the SHIFT button in step 5 , an indication “5:Exx” appears. Make the setting once more. Changing the internal clock adjustment The rate of advancement o ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 190

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-112 4 If the new setting is not saved correctly When you press the SHIFT button in step 5 , an indication “6:E x xx” appears. Make the setting once more. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 191

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-113 4 4-11 Using the Setup Car d You can save the contents of the setup menu in the BSC-1 Setup Card (not supplied). This data enables rapid recreation of suitable setup conditions. 4-11-1 Handling the Setup Card The setup card can be inserted or removed from the camcorder with the power turned on ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 192

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-114 4 Inserting the setup card With SONY logo on the setup card facing you (you should be able to read the text), insert the card completely into the insertion slot, then close the lid. Inserting the setup card Note Make sure that you can read the “SONY” logo when you insert the card. If there ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 193

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-115 4 4-11-2 Using Data on the Setup Card The operations of saving data to the setup card and reading the saved data from the setup card are done from the SETUP CARD page of the setup menu. Writing data to the setup card Follow the procedure below. Writing data to the setup card 1 Set the MENU ON/O ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 194

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-116 4 Data read message Data write message Setting of card ID Setting of write protection a) function White data read setting 2 Push the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch repeatedly to PAGE until the SETUP CARD page shown below appears (or use the rotary encoder). SETUP CARD page (factory settings) If no car ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 195

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-117 4 5 • To end writing data, push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to CANCEL/PRST. • To continue the writing of data, go on to step 6 . 6 Press the rotary encoder. The displayed card ID and the setting data stored in the camcorder are written to the card. While the data is being written, the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 196

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-118 4 Updating the data If data is already saved on the card, a message asking whether or not that data is to be updated is displayed in step 6 (page 4-117). The message is illustrated below. To update the data, press the rotary encoder. E11*SETUP CARD E11*SETUP CARD  READ( READ( p CAM) ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 197

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-119 4 Protecting saved data If you set the WRITE PROTECT setting to “ON” in engineer mode to protect data written to a setup card, then pressing the rotary encoder in step 6 of the foregoing procedure (page 4-117) does not carry out overwriting. Follow the procedure below (possible in engineer ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 198

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-120 4 2 • To enable the write-protection function (the “ON” setting), turn the rotary encoder counterclockwise as seen from the front of the camera. • To disable the write-protection function (the “OFF” setting), turn the rotary encoder clockwise. If data cannot be written If when you p ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 199

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-121 4 Data write message Setting of card ID Data read message 1 Set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to ON. The page that was on the screen when the last menu operation ended appears on the viewfinder screen. (When this menu is first used, the lowest-numbered one of the currently selected pages appears. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 200

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-122 4 5 • To end reading data, push the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ITEM switch to CANCEL/PRST. • To continue the reading of data, go on to step 6 . Notes • The data and the card ID read from the card overwrite the data stored in the camcorder. Before going on to step 6 , re-check the card ID and decide ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 201

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-123 4 7 To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF. The setup menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the displays indicating the current status of the camcorder appear along the top and bottom of the viewfinder. If data cannot be read If when you press the rotary enco ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 202

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-124 4 Setting the card ID When data is written to a setup card, it is useful to set an ID for the card to identify it. When data is saved to a card, a card ID is written to the card together with the data. When data is read from a card, the card ID is also read, and that ID overwrites the card ID a ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 203

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-125 4 4 Press the rotary encoder to advance the cursor to the next position. When the settings are completed, press the rotary encoder repeatedly until the cursor reaches the rightmost position. To set another character, return to step 3 . When 10 characters are set, EDIT mode is exited automatical ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 204

    Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 4-126 4 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 205

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-1 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-1 P ower Suppl y You need to power on the camcorder for the flange focal length adjustment, viewfinder focus and screen adjustment, etc., which are described later. The following power supplies can be used with the camcorder. • A BP-L60A/L90A lithium-ion battery pack • An NP-1B ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 206

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-2 5 Attaching the battery pack 1 Press the battery pack against the back of the camcorder, aligning the side line of the battery pack with the line on the camcorder. 2 Slide the battery pack down until its “LOCK” arrow points at the matching line on the camcorder. BP-L60A/L90A Align these lines. Back of camc ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 207

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-3 5 Detaching the battery pack Detaching the battery pack Holding the button in, pull the battery pack up. LOCK ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 208

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-4 5 5-1-2 Using an NP-1B Battery Pack The camcorder will operate continuously for about 40 minutes with an NP-1B Battery Pack. Use of this battery pack requires a DC-L1 Battery Adaptor (not supplied). Before use, charge the battery pack with a BC-1WD/1WDCE Battery Charger for about 1 hour. For more information, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 209

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-5 5 2 Mount the DC-L1 Battery Adaptor on the back of the camcorder. 5-1-3 Using a BP-90A Battery Pack The camcorder will operate for about 120 minutes (DVW-707/707P), 110 minutes (DVW-709WS/709WSP) or 105 minutes (DVW-790WS/ 790WSP) with a BP-90A Battery Pack. Use of this battery pack requires a DC-L90 Battery A ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 210

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-6 5 Attaching the battery pack 1 Fit a BP-90A Battery Pack in the DC-L90 Battery Adaptor. 2 Mount the DC-L90 Battery Adaptor on the back of the camcorder. 3 Insert the battery pack. 4 Connect the plug. 5 Close the side cover and push the lever down. Back of camcorder 1 Push the lever up. 2 Open the side cover. 1 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 211

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-7 5 5-1-4 Avoiding Breaks in Operation Due to Dead Batteries If you use both an internal battery pack and an external battery connected to the DC IN connector at the same time, you can avoid breaks in operation due to the dead batteries. When the external battery begins to fail and an internal battery pack is al ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 212

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-8 5 5-1-5 Using an AC Adaptor Using an AC-550/550CE AC Adaptor Connect the camcorder to the AC power supply as shown in the following figure, and turn the POWER switch of the AC-550/550CE on. Using an AC Adaptor Using an AC-DN1/DN2A AC Adaptor Mount the AC-DN1/DN2A on the camcorder in the same way as a battery, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 213

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-9 5 5-1-6 Using the Anton Bauer Ultralight System By fitting the camcorder with the Anton Bauer Ultralight System, and setting the LIGHT switch to AUTO, you can switch the light on and off automatically as you start and stop VTR operation. (This system operates with lights powered by 12 V, with a maximum power c ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 214

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-10 5 5-2 Adjusting the Vie wfinder For maximum viewing convenience, you can adjust the viewfinder position in the left-right and backward-forward directions. 5-2-1 Adjusting the Viewfinder Position Adjusting the position to left or right Adjusting the position to left or right 1 Loosen the viewfinder left-right ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 215

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-11 5 Adjusting the position backward or forward Adjusting the position backward or forward 1 Loosen the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever. 2 Slide the viewfinder longitudinally to the most convenient position. 3 Tighten the viewfinder front-rear positioning lever. 2 3 1 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 216

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-12 5 Diopter adjustment ring BRIGHT control CONTRAST control PEAKING control 5-2-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus and Screen Adjusting the viewfinder focus Turn the diopter adjustment ring until the viewfinder image is sharpest. Adjusting the viewfinder focus Adjusting the viewfinder screen Adjust the brightness ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 217

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-13 5 Viewfinder stopper 5-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder Detaching the viewfinder 1 Point the viewfinder barrel up or down. 2 Loosen the viewfinder left-right positioning ring. 3 Holding the viewfinder stopper up, slide the viewfinder in the direction indicated by the arrow and detach it. 4 Remove the viewfinder c ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 218

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-14 5 The viewfinder rotation bracket By fitting a BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket (not supplied), you can rotate the viewfinder out of the way so that your right leg does not hit the viewfinder while you are carrying the camcorder. For more information, refer to the BKW-401 manual. Using the BKW-401 Viewfind ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 219

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-15 5 Locking ring Mark (red) Mark (red) Mark on end of eyepiece (red) 5-2-4 Detaching the Eyepiece Removing the eyepiece gives a clearer view of the screen from further away. It is also easy to remove dust from the viewfinder screen and mirror when the eyepiece is detached. 1 Turn the eyepiece locking ring fully ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 220

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-16 5 Reattaching the eyepiece 1 Align the mark on the eyepiece locking ring with the one on the viewfinder barrel. 2 Align the mark on the eyepiece end (see step 2 in the illustration for eyepiece detachment) with those on the eyepiece locking ring and viewfinder barrel. Then insert the eyepiece into the viewfin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 221

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-17 5 5-3 Mounting the Lens Follow the procedure below to mount the lens. For information about using the lens, refer to the lens manual. Mounting the lens 1 Push the lens locking lever up and remove the lens mount cap from the lens mount. 2 Align the center slot in the lens mount with the center pin on the lens, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 222

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-18 5 About 3 m (10 ft) 5-4 Adjusting the Flange Focal Length If the lens does not stay in focus properly as you zoom from telephoto to wide angle, adjust the flange focal length (the distance from the plane of the lens mounting flange to the imaging plane). Make this adjustment after mounting or changing the len ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 223

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-19 5 3 Loosen the fixing screws on the Ff ring (flange focal length adjustment ring). 4 Use manual or power zoom to set the lens to telephoto. 5 Point the camera at the chart, and focus on it. 6 Set the zoom to wide angle. 7 Turn the Ff ring until the chart is in focus, being careful not to disturb the focus rin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 224

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-20 5 Connect to the MIC IN connector. Set the AUDIO IN switch for the desired recording channel to FRONT. 5-5 A udio Input System 5-5-1 Using the Supplied Microphone You can use the supplied microphone either detached from or attached to the camcorder. Using the microphone detached from the camcorder Using the m ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 225

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-21 5 Microphone holder Place the microphone in the holder so that “UP” is at the top. Close the microphone holder. Tighten the screw. (Continued) Using the microphone attached to the camcorder 1 Loosen the screw and open the microphone holder. 2 Place the microphone in the microphone holder. 1 2 3 1 2 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 226

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-22 5 Connect to the MIC IN connector. 3 Plug the microphone cable into the MIC IN connector, and set the AUDIO IN switch for the desired recording channel to FRONT. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 227

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-23 5 Set the LINE/MIC/ + 48 V ON selector to + 48 V ON if you use an external power supply type microphone. Otherwise, set the selector to MIC. AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 Microphone Set the AUDIO IN switch for the channel to which the microphone is connected to REAR. 5-5-2 Using an External Microphone You can connect ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 228

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-24 5 CRS-3P Cradle Suspension Microphone holder (A) (Part No. 3-680-581-01) Using an external microphone attached to the camcorder You can attach an external microphone to the camcorder by using a CAC-12 Microphone Holder (not supplied). Additionally, by using a CRS-3P Cradle Suspension (not supplied), you can r ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 229

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-25 5 (Continued) 2 Attach the CAC-12 Microphone Holder. 3 Open the CAC-12 and remove the microphone adaptor. The supplied screws for the CAC-12 CAC-12 Open the CAC-12. Loosen the screw. Microphone adaptor 1 2 3 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 230

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-26 5 Microphone Close the CAC-12. Tighten the screw. 4 Mount the assembly from step 1 in the CAC-12. 5 Mount the microphone into the cradle suspension. 1 2 3 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 231

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-27 5 6 Connect the microphone cable to the AUDIO IN connector for channel 1 or 2. Set the corresponding AUDIO IN switch to REAR. Set the LINE/MIC/+48 V ON selector to +48 V ON or MIC in accordance with the type of the microphone power supply. Notes • You can only connect an external power supply type microphon ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 232

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-28 5 5-5-3 Attaching a UHF Portable Tuner (for a UHF Wireless Microphone System) To use a Sony UHF wireless microphone system, fit one of the following UHF portable tuners: • WRR-28M/810A/860A UHF Portable Tuner For each of these UHF portable tuners, use the following attachment procedure. (For the WRR-28M/810 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 233

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-29 5 (Continued) 2 Mount the tuner on the WRR tuner fitting. Adjustment screws Back of camcorder WRR-28M Holes BETACAM holder kit WRR tuner fitting LOCK LO C K BP-L60A/L90A ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 234

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-30 5 DC OUT Set the AUDIO IN switch for the appropriate channel to REAR. AUDIO IN for CH-1 or CH-2 Set the LINE/MIC/ + 48 V ON selector for the appropriate channel to MIC. 3 Connect the tuner power cord to the DC OUT connector of the camcorder, and the audio output cable to the AUDIO IN connector for channel 1 o ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 235

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-31 5 1 Attach the BETACAM holder kit supplied with the tuner to the WRR tuner fitting. 2 Mount the tuner on the battery adaptor. BETACAM holder kit WRR-28M 1 Attach the hook to the bracket. 2 Tighten the screw. 1 2 (Continued) ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 236

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-32 5 Set the LINE/MIC/ + 48 V ON selector for the appropriate channel to MIC. AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 DC OUT Set the AUDIO IN switch for the appropriate channel to REAR. 3 Connect the tuner power cord to the DC OUT connector of the camcorder, and the audio output cable to the AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 connector. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 237

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-33 5 5-5-4 Connecting Line Input Audio Equipment Connect the audio output connector of the audio equipment that supplies the line input signal to the AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 connector. Line input connection AUDIO IN CH-1 or CH-2 Set the LINE/MIC/ + 48 V ON selector for the appropriate channel to LINE. Audio equipm ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 238

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-34 5 5-6 T ripod Mounting You can easily mount and dismount the camcorder on a tripod by using the tripod adaptor (not supplied). 1 Attach the tripod adaptor to the tripod. 2 Mount the camcorder on the tripod adaptor. Tripod adaptor Select the screw hole in the tripod adaptor that fits the screw on your tripod c ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 239

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-35 5 Removing the camcorder from the tripod adaptor Removing the camcorder from the tripod adaptor Note The tripod adaptor pin may remain in the engaged position even after the camcorder is removed. If this happens, press the red button against the lever a second time and move the lever as shown below until the ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 240

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-36 5 Shoulder strap post 5-7 Attaching the Shoulder Strap Attach the supplied shoulder strap as shown below. Attaching the shoulder strap ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 241

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-37 5 Pull up the strap to lock the fitting. Removing Attaching Clip Press here to release. Attaching the shoulder strap Removing the shoulder strap g g ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 242

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-38 5 Bottom view Shoulder pad 5-8 Adjusting the Shoulder P ad P osition You can shift the shoulder pad from its center position backward or forward by up to 10 mm (3/8 inch). This adjustment helps you get the best balance for shooting with the camcorder on your shoulder. Adjusting the shoulder pad position 1 Loo ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 243

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-39 5 5-9 Putting On the Rain Co ver Attach the optional rain cover as illustrated below. This cover is so designed that you can change cassettes, reach the controls, and mount the camcorder on a tripod with the cover on. When attaching the shoulder strap, pass it through these sleeves and fasten the drawstrings. ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 244

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-40 5 Front When connecting external equipment, pass the connection cables through this sleeve and fasten the drawstrings. When not using this sleeve, fold it onto the velcro tape at the bottom of the rain cover. Change the BP-90A Battery Packs through this sleeve. To attach a WRR-28H/28M/28L/ 810A/860A UHF Porta ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 245

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-41 5 Front Back Close the velcro tape. Front Back You can mount the camcorder on the tripod adaptor through these holes. Rain cover bottom f ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 246

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-42 5 REMOTE Remote connector Remote control cable (10 m) (about 33 ft), supplied with RM-B150 5-10 Connecting the Remote Contr ol Unit Connecting the RM-B150 or RM-P9 Remote Control Unit (not supplied) enables remote control of the principal camera functions. Turning the POWER switch of the camcorder to ON when ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 247

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-43 5 When connecting the remote control unit to the camcorder • The OUTPUT/DCC switch, GAIN switch, AUTO W/B BAL switch, SHUTTER switch, and the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch and so forth will not function. • When you connect the remote control unit, the camcorder will return to the settings that were in effect th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 248

    Chapter 5 Setting Up the Camcorder 5-44 5 Using the setup card while connecting the remote control unit When connecting the remote control unit, information can be written to the setup card; reading information, however, is subject to the following restrictions: When the RM-P9 is connected After reading from the setup card, the parameter settings o ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-1 6 Maintenance 6-1 T esting the Camcorder Bef ore Shooting Check the functions of the camcorder before setting out for a shooting session, preferably by operating the camcorder together with a color video monitor. 6-1-1 Preparations for Testing Follow the procedure below. Preparations for testing 1 Load a fully charged batt ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 250

    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-2 6 4 After checking the points below, load the cassette and close the cassette lid. • The cassette is not write-protected. • There is no slack in the tape. • The leader tape is wound on the take-up reel. Condensation If you move the camcorder from a very cold place to a warm place, or use it in a damp location, conden ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 251

    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-3 6 6-1-2 Testing the Camera Set the switches and selectors as follows: Switch and selector settings for testing Testing the viewfinder 1 Adjust the position of the viewfinder. 2 Check that the color bars are displayed in the viewfinder, and adjust the BRIGHT, CONTRAST, and PEAKING controls to give the best color bar display ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-4 6 (4) Turn the rotary encoder and check that the setting value or ON/ OFF indication of the item selected by the cursor changes. 4 After once setting the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF, set the OUTPUT/DCC selector to CAM, and change the ND FILTER selector position in the sequence of 1, 2, 3, 4. Check that the FILTER indica ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 253

    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-5 6 (Continued) (2) Turn off the DISPLAY switch, and check that the audio level indication in the viewfinder disappears. 9 Check that setting the ZEBRA switch to ON and OFF makes the zebra pattern appear and disappear on the viewfinder screen. Note The current display status may inhibit one of the displays or operations ment ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-6 6 6 Set the iris back to automatic adjustment mode, and check the following points when the GAIN selector is moved from L to M to H. • For objects of the same brightness, the iris is adjusted to correspond to the change in setting. • The gain indicator on the viewfinder screen changes to correspond to the change in set ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-7 6 6 Press the VTR START button again, and check that the tape stops and that the REC indicator in the viewfinder goes off. 7 Repeat the checks of steps 5 and 6 , this time using the VTR button on the lens. 8 Press the RESET button, and check that the counter display goes to “00 : 00 : 00 : 00”. 9 Turn on the LCD LIGHT ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 256

    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-8 6 2 Set the AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches to MANUAL. 3 Adjust the MIC AUDIO LEVEL control on the front of the camcorder. Check that the level indications increase as the control is turned counterclockwise. 4 Testing the earphone and speaker 1 Turn the MONITOR control and check that the speaker volume changes accordingly. ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-9 6 6 Checking the functions of the user bits and time code 1 Set the user bits as required. For more information, see Section 4-5-1 “Setting the User Bits” (page 4-27). 2 Set the time code. For more information, see Section 4-5-2 “Setting the Time Code” (page 4-29). 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN. 4 Press ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-10 6 Eyecup holder Eyecup Packing ring Protecting filter Viewfinder barrel 6-2 Maintenance 6-2-1 Cleaning the Video Heads To clean the video heads, always use a Sony BCT-D12CL Cleaning Cassette. Carefully follow the instructions given with the cleaning cassette, as incorrect or excessive use could damage the video heads. 6-2 ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-11 6 1 Detach the eyepiece unit from the viewfinder. For more information, see Section 5-2-4 “Detaching the Eyepiece” (page 5-15). 2 Remove the eyecup from the eyecup holder. 3 Remove the protecting filter together with the packing ring from inside the eyecup holder. 4 Detach the protecting filter from the packing ring. ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-12 6 6-3 Operation W arnings When a problem occurs either at power on or during operation, warnings are given by the WARNING indicator and tally indicator, in the display panel, and in the viewfinder. The speaker and earphone also give audible warnings. Operation warnings Display panel Indicators Warning sound Warning/ indic ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 261

    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-13 6 Problem VTR action Corrective action Video head gap clogged or problem in recording circuit. After clogged head is detected, recording continues but is substandard. Clean the heads. If recording is still substandard, turn off the power and consult your Sony representative. Servo lock lost. Recording continues but is sub ...

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    Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-14 6 Vertical tails show on the image. Monitor screen Bright object (mercury lamp, the sun, reflections, etc.) Notes on CCD Image Sensors Vertical smear Smear tends to be produced when an extremely bright object is being shot; it is more likely to occur with a faster electronic shutter speed. Vertical smear Aliasing When pat ...

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    Appendix A-1 A Specifications Power voltage 12 + – 5 1 . . 0 0 V Power consumption DVW-707/707P: 29 W DVW-709WS/709WSP: 31.5 W DVW-790WS/790WSP: 32 W (with 12 V DC supply, when recording) Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Operating humidity 25% to 85% (relative humidity) Storage temperature − 20°C to + 60°C ( − 4°F to + ...

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    Appendix A-2 A Dimensions Dimensions in mm (inches) Video Camera Section General Imager DVW-707/707P/709WS/709WSP: 2 / 3 -inch interline-transfer type Power HAD CCD DVW-790WS/790WSP: 2 / 3 -inch frame-interline-transfer type Power HAD CCD Imager Configuration RGB, 3 CCDs Spectral system F 1.4 prism system (with quartz filter) 140 (5 5 / 8 ) 37 (1 1 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 265

    Appendix A-3 A Built-in filters DVW-707/707P: ND filter 1 : 3200K 2 : 5600K + 1 / 8 ND 3 : 5600K 4 : 5600K + 1 / 64 ND DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP: CC filter A: Cross filter B: 3200K C: 4300K D: 6300K ND filter 1: Straight through 2: 1 / 4 ND 3: 1 / 16 ND 4: 1 / 64 ND Electronic shutter speed 1 / 100 , 1 / 125 , 1 / 250 , 1 / 500 , 1 / 1000 , 1 / ...

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    Appendix A-4 A Lens mount Special bayonet type Sensitivity DVW-707/707P: 89.9% reflection chart, 2000 lx (F10 standard) DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP: 89.9% reflection chart, 2000 lx (F9 standard) Minimum illumination DVW-707/707P: 0.15 lx (at F 1.4, + 48 dB gain) DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP: 0.2 lx (at F1.4, +48 dB gain) S/N DVW-707/709WS/790WS: ...

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    Appendix A-5 A Viewfinder CRT 1 1 / 2 -inch (DVW-707/707P) or 2-inch (DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/ 790WSP) monochrome, quick start type Horizontal resolution (at center) DVW-707/707P: 600 TV lines DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP: 450 TV lines (16:9 mode) 600 TV lines (4:3 mode) The eyepiece on the DVW-709WS/709WSP/790WS/790WSP has a lower magnification th ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 268

    Appendix A-6 A Video (when using standard playback machine) Bandwidth Luminance 0 to 5.75 MHz + − 0 1 . . 5 0 dB Chroma (R-Y/B-Y) 0 to 2.75 MHz + − 0 1 . . 5 0 dB S/N Luminance 62 dB min. K factor (2T pulse) 1 % max. Y/C delay 15 ns max. Audio (when using standard playback machine) Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz + − 0 1 . . 5 0 dB Dynamic ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 269

    Appendix A-7 A GENLOCK IN (BNC type) 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms TC IN (BNC type) 0.5 V to 18 Vp-p, 10 kilohms Signal outputs VIDEO OUT (BNC type) 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced TEST OUT (BNC type) 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced AUDIO OUT (XLR, 5-pin, male) 0 dBm TC OUT (BNC type) 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms EARPHONE (minijack) 8 ohms, −∞ to − 18 dBu (or − 18 dB ...

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    Appendix A-8 A .................................................................................................................................... 1) Maintenance Manual Part 1 This manual gives the information necessary for users to maintain the camcorder and its optional equipment. Supplied Accessories Microphone (super cardioid directional, exte ...

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    Appendix A-9 A Fog-proof filter (Part No. 1-547-341-11) Lens assembly (farsighted) ( − 2.8 D to + 2.0 D) (Part No. A-8262-537-A) Lens assembly (low magnification) ( − 3.6 D to − 0.8 D) (Part No. A-8262-538-A) Lens assembly (standard magnification with special compensation for aberrations) ( − 3.6 D to + 0.4 D) (Part No. A-8267-737-A) Lens a ...

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    Appendix A-10 A .................................................................................................................................... 1) Maintenance Manual Part 2 This manual gives the additional information to fully maintain the comcorder. It contains details of adjustments that can be made, cirduit diagrams, etc. LC-304SFT Soft Car ...

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    Appendix A-11 A Glossary Aliasing Distortion of the signal caused by overlap of the baseband signal and the lower sideband signal when the signal is demodulated. ATW Auto Tracing White balance. The white balance is automatically adjusted for the lighting conditions during shooting. Bayonet mount A type of lens mount. The lens can be inserted into t ...

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    Appendix A-12 A Color temperature The temperature in Kelvins (K) to represent the color of a light source, determined by heating a perfectly black body until its color matches that of the light source. Color temperature is higher when the color is bluish and lower when reddish. Condensation Moisture condensation on the VTR tape transport mechanism. ...

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    Appendix A-13 A Drop frame mode SMPTE time code runs at 30 frames/second, while the NTSC color television system runs at about 29.97 frames/second. This means that a length of 1 hour as indicated by time code is longer than the actual clock time of 1 hour by 108 frames, or about 3.6 seconds. Drop frame mode adjusts the running of time code to elimi ...

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    Appendix A-14 A FIT Frame Interline Transfer. A type of CCD imager featuring substantially reduced vertical smear. See also CCD and Vertical smear. Flange focal length The distance from the plane of lens mounting flange to the image focal plane. Abbreviated to Ff. Flare Dark or colored flashes caused by signal overload through extreme light reflect ...

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    Appendix A-15 A Hunting Repeated brightening and darkening of an image resulting from repeated response to automatic iris control. IRE scale The scale to determine video signal amplitudes devised by the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE), an American organization now called the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). IT Interline T ...

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    Appendix A-16 A Sawtooth waveform A form of signal resembling the teeth of a saw. A video signal having a sawtooth waveform is used to check linearity and other characteristics of video amplifiers. Shot data Data recorded, while shooting, in the color bars, the U-BIT data of the VITC, and so forth. Includes the model name, serial number, date, time ...

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    Appendix A-17 A Time code synchronization To synchronize the built-in time code generator of video equipment such as a VTR to an external time code. Turbo gain Video amplifier gain boosted from 30 dB to 36 or 42 dB by combining blocks of 2 or 4 adjacent pixels of the CCD. User bits A total of 32 bits are provided in the time code which the user can ...

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    Appendix A-18 A White shading When shooting a white object, the upper and lower portions of the screen may appear magenta or green while the central portion appears white, depending on the performance of the camera lens. This is called white shading. Zebra pattern In a video camera, striped patterns which appear in the viewfinder screen to indicate ...

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    Index I-1 A testing the audio functions 6-7 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 connectors and LINE/MIC/ + 48 V ON selectors 2-9 AUDIO IN switches 2-8 AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2 controls 2-8 AUDIO OUT connector 2-9 Audio level indicator 4-56 AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 switches 2-8 AUTO W/B BAL switch 2-22, 4-3, 4-8 Automatic iris closing 4-21 opening 4-21 B BATT indicator 4 ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 282

    Index I-2 A Battery pack BP-90A 1-7, 5-5 BP-L60A/L90A 1-7, 5-1 NP-1B 1-7, 5-4 BC-1WD/1WDCE Battery Charger 1-7, 5-4 BC-210/210CE/410/410CE Battery Charger 1-7, 5-5 BC-L100/L100CE Battery Charger 1-7, 5-1 BETACAM holder kit 5-31 BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket 1-6, 5-14 Black balance and black set adjusting error messages 4-4 memory 4-5 BP-90A B ...

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    Index I-3 A Color playback 3-19 Condensation 6-2 Continuous recording 3-9 CONTRAST control 2-15 Cradle suspension (CRS-3P) 5-24 CTL 2-32, 2-41 D DC IN connector 2-1 DC-L1 Battery Adaptor 1-7, 5-4 DC-L90 Battery Adaptor 1-7, 5-6 DC OUT connector 2-9 DCC (Dynamic Contrast Control) 2-21 DF/NDF switch 2-33 DIAG button 2-36 Diopter adjustment ring 2-16, ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 284

    Index I-4 A FILTER selector 2-18 Flange focal length 5-18 Flicker 4-14 Fog-proof filter 1-6, 6-11 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch 2-33 G Gain indicator 4-57 selecting the GAIN selector value 4-77 GAIN selector 2-22 GENLOCK IN connector 2-29 Glossary A-11 H Head cleaning 6-10 HOLD button 2-32 HUMID indicator 2-39, 3-5, 6-1, 6-12 I, J, K Indicators in the vie ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 285

    Index I-5 A microphone holder (A) 5-24 microphone holder (CAC-12) 1-7, 5-25 using an external microphone 5-24 using the supplied microphone 5-20 Monitor 1-6, 3-20 See also Playback. MONITOR switch 2-11 MONITOR volume control 2-11 N ND (Neutral Density) filter 2-19, 4-7 NP-1B Battery Pack 1-7, 5-4 See also Battery and Power Supply. O Operation statu ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 286

    Index I-6 A Recording basic procedure 3-5 cassette tape 3-1, A-8 checking the recording 3-20 continuous recording 3-9 Loop Rec Function 3-12 parts and controls 2-14 recording pause 3-9 reversing the picture orientation 3-18 Recording review 3-19 Recording run mode 2-33, 4-30 Reference video signal 4-32 Remaining tape indicator 4-55 Remote control 5 ...

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    Index I-7 A OPERATION 2 page 4-74 SETUP CARD page 4-40, 4-113 SHOT DISP. page 4-40, 4-67 SHOT ID page 4-40, 4-69 SHUTTER page 4-19, 4-40 VF DISP 1/2 page 4-39, 4-59 VF DISP 2/2 page 4-40, 4-59 WIDE SCREEN page 4-40, 4-85 ‘!’ LED page 4-40, 4-50 SHIFT button 2-32 Shooting 3-7 shooting conditions 2-18 See also Recording. Shot data 4-66 recording ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 288

    Index I-8 A See also Cassette tape. TC IN connector 2-29 TC OUT connector 2-30 Testing the camcorder before shooting audio level adjusting functions 6-7 camera section 6-3 earphone 6-8 external microphones 6-8 iris function 6-5 preparations for testing 6-1 speaker 6-8 tape transport functions 6-6 time code function 6-9 user bit function 6-9 viewfin ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 289

    Index I-9 A detaching 5-13 detaching and reattaching the eyepiece 5-15 diopter adjustment ring 2-16, 5-12 front-rear positioning lever 2-16, 5-11 left-right positioning ring 2-16, 5-10 rotation bracket (BKW-401) 1-6, 5-14 screen displays See Display. selecting information to display 4-75 specifications A-5 stopper 2-16, 5-13 testing 6-3 VITC 1-5 VT ...

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    The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Sony Corporation and is intended solely for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual. Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenan ...

  • Sony DVW-707 - page 296

    Sony Corporation B & P Company Printed in Japan 2002.03.13  1999 DVW-707/707P DVW-709WS/709WSP DVW-790WS/790WSP (SY) 3-865-903- 03 (1) ...

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